Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-28
Church Notes.


AtG O'Clock Sunday afternoon the Gen.
tenary Rosebud Missionary Society ceie-
brated its anniversary and received the
mite-box offerings OF the children. A
beautiful miniature ship some ten feet
long, with three masts, full.rigged, with
rones and sails, occupied the place OF the
pulpit desk on the platform. A dialogue
between two children instructed the au.
dIence as 10 the history Of the missionary
ship "M0rning STAR" for which the vessel
was named. Other appropriate recitations
and songs followed, while the children
supplied the ship With a chart "a Bible en-
bedded IN f0wers), a rudder, anchors, and
cspstau in flowers, freighted it with their
many welLtllcd mite.boxes, hauled the
lights to The masthead, and uniurled the
sails. The whole was unique and i'm.
pressive. and reflected great credit upon
the ladies' who designed II.
At Laurel-Street church the Rosebud
Missionary Society OF that church had an
interesting meeting at 2 p. NJ. The special
feature Of the occasion was the reading by
Miss Pussy, the president Ci the society.
AID FOR DENNY.sTREEr.
The Board OF Directors OF the Methodist
Sunday-School Society Of Richmond and
Manchester held an important meeting at
Broad.Streot church at 4 p. NJ. The money
was supplied and a committee directed 10
proceed at once TO supply the Denny-Street
school with all necessary seats and other
requisites 10 the successful operation OF
their school.
Action was also taken looking 10 n better
distribution Of teachers to the weaker
schools Of the society.
GENERAL METHODIST NOTES.
But few preachers were present at the
meeting at Broad.Street church Yesterday
morning. The routine business was trans
acted, and the meeting adjourned at an
early hour.
DR.. Garland and Rev. Mr.. Lambeth have
gore to Portsmouth 10 attend the funeral
OF Rev. J. -. Blackwell, ID. d., which takes
place to-day.
Rev. j. il. Laurens g. Uncle Larry y, Of
the AdrOc0fe, ia still lying dangerously i'll
at his home in Ashland.
Rev. T. j. Lumpkin preached at Cente.
nary on SUNDAY morning in place OF Rev.
G.. W. Wray. who was Unexpectedly called
10y telegram 10 90 to EicksfOrd.
CLOSING SERVICES AT OLD-AARKET HALL.
The service at Old.Market Hall on last
Hoge'S pastorate at this place. The natural
exposure OF the building Is srch that the
accumulated heat OF the day renders the
hall thoroughly uncomfortable lt night and
makes II necessary to suspend the services
each year during the summer months. Tde
Sunday school will, however, be held IN
the morning, as usual.
As i well known, the congregation that
regularly assemblies in this place Is the
largest Sunday-uight congregation in the
city. TIE people seemtd determined, on
this the last service OF the season, to fully
sustain their record. As the hour for
worship approached the bail rapidly filed.
and the ushers had all they could do 10
find seats for the later arrivals.
Nowhere can there be found n cOngrPgl.
tion more quiet and reyerentlsl in their
bearing, aud the solemn hush that pervaded
the house last Sunday night as DR.. lloge
preached his simple but earnest gospel mes
sage seemed to give a hopeful sign that
the Sprt was brOoding over many hearts.
There is nothing at all sensational 10 the
character OF the Old-Market meetings. The
exercises Of worship are conducted in the
same Subdued aud orderly manner that one
would expect 10 find IN the most cOnserva-
tive church. But while no attempt Is made
10 produce excitement, there i abundant
evidence that lasting impression i being
quietly made and that good work is being
steadily accomplished.
4 manifestation vi the high regard in
which Or. Iloge is held by his sunday
night hearers was witnessed at the close OF
the service rs they pressed forward in great
numbers 10 shake hand, with him, bid hlm
goodbye, thank him for his mnistIaticns,
and in some cases, as was afterwards ascer.
tanned, to report conversions.
The Doctor announced from his pulpit
in the morning that he would leave for tle
cOUutTy'ths week. TO he absent about a
fortnight. Rev. William Frost Bishop will
hli his pulpit next sunday.
AN AFFECTING INCIDENT.
sunday morning communion was eele.
hrated at the Second Baptist church, and
before the sermon Mrs. A. e.. Doggett, Oi
Frederick Sburg, sang for an O1ertOry |
" lie was Dospised and Rejected OF Men,"
from Handels Messiah. At the close OF |
the selection Rev. Or. Landrum said:
after the tender lines from Isaiah have been |
so beautifully, pathetically, aud powerfully |
sung In your hearing, feel that IL would be ap-
prOpTiRte for me without further romark 10 |
per- do not remember when my own heart |
has been more touched than itha5 bee> by shis |
song, ard nothing that | can say will probably |
add 70 the good influence 10 has excrted upon |
you. However, am expected 70 preach, aud |
will therefore address you briefly"
He then proceeded TO deliver one OF his |
best sermons.